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“Manufacturing Life” in Real Work Processes?
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The convergence of nano-, bio-, information, and cognitive sciences and technologies (NBIC) is advancing continuously in many societal spheres. This also applies to the manufacturing sector, where technological transformations in robotics push the boundaries of human–machine interaction (HMI). Here, current technological advances in micro- and nanomanufacturing are accompanied by new socio-economic concepts for different sectors of the process industry. Although these developments are still ongoing, the blurring of the boundaries of HMI in processes at the micro- and nano- level can already be observed. According to the authors, these new socio-technical HMIs may lead to the development of new work environments, which can also have an impact on work organization. While there is still little empirical evidence, the following contribution focuses on the question whether the “manufacturing (or working) life” using enhancement practices pushes the boundaries of HMI and how these effects enable new modes of working in manufacturing. Issues of standardization, acceleration of processes, and order-oriented production become essential for technological innovation in this field. However, these trends tend to lead to a “manufacturing life” in work environments rather than to new modes of work in industry.
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Funding Information: The authors would like to thank for the collaboration of interviewers from CENIMAT and CTS research centers at UNINOVA (Portugal) and the sabbatical scholarship provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Sciences and Technology (SFRH/BSAB/135113/2017) Special thanks are also given to Ms. Sylke Wintzer, from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, for the language revision. Finally, we also would like to thank for the contribution made by the two anonymous reviewers that provided the chance to significantly improve the article. UIDB/04647/2020 UIDP/04647/2020
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Blurring boundaries of HMI Emerging technologies Modes of work at micro- and nanoscale Robotics Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Sociology and Political Science Philosophy History and Philosophy of Science Management of Technology and Innovation